Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-28

sells of one nation (without rghD by yes
sci of another nation was clear casus
belli as could be supposed. Was it any
less so II an act was done under pretend
ed (and not reaD lawful authority The
wrong which Canada had done consisted
| OF an ATTEMPT on her part to compel the
United States to repeal certain laws of II
wholly domestic character.
Mr.. Ingalls-"That purpose does not
anywhere appear"
Mr.. Hoar-"That purpose is manifestly
disclosed by the. recitals of the report of
the committee"
Mr.. Ingalls-"But it nowhere appears
by the evidence that there is any such pur
pose on the part of Great Britain. Mr..
Edmunds, what is the purpose of this
! bill II its purpose is to apply lcr tai
tonts that does not mean anything. This
has got to be settled 10y treaty or by war"
But trouble is liable to break
out ag8in 1t has got to be settled.
/ understood the Senator from Maine to
say that these transactions nave proceed
ed to the very frontier of amicable solu-
ton and now the Senator from Vermont
says the bill does not mean war ! agree
with the Senator from Maine and | would
like TO know what the Senator from Yer
mont understands the bill to mean. Does
he want tnis bill to settle the trouble by
negotiations or 10y fight"
Mr. lngHlls-"Then you do not want TO
settle 1t at all
Mr.. Edmunds-"That is the jump of
my friend out of the frying pan into the
sea so far rs settling it by negotiation
Is concerned the treaty of 1878 is, just AS
are to be allowed shelter, to get coal and
supplies and not to catch fish.
That is just as clear as human
language can make 1t. These regulations
which the Canad an authorities have
made, (as 1t appears to the committee and
as l thlnk 1t Will appear To the Senate
are not in the way obey have been ad
Inlnistered fair execution of the treaty,
put are plainly outside That may
be cdSuS beltt if the United States.
Choose To consider it such. 1t may be
cause for cuunteracting legislat ion and ac-
ton on the part of the government whose
citizens are wronged and which would
lead the people committing these wrongs
TO consider whether it would be to their
interest to keep that kind of thing"
Ihis bill provides that the president of
the United States may say that Canadian
fish and Canadian fishermen shall not
come into our waters at all. Suppose he
says so, that Is not war Who can St.tnd
non-lntercOurse longest | think there is
only one answer to that proposition. So
the question Il not one of war but a QueS
tlon Of countervailng regulations which
war, and which usually never come to
war
Mr.. Hoar-"I do not think there will be
any very great necessity for any further
argument III support of this bill to
convince I minds of majority of the
senators of the eXpediency of the measures
bat the State which | represent is more
| Interested hve times over than all other
communities together in the immediate
controversy | regard in that point
OF view any attempt Oy a foreign country
by hostile Interference with Our shin, on
he nigh seas or in the neigh borhoOd of
their ports to enforce upon US against our
VIII certain domestic policy as beln
one OF the most emphatic and fragrant
acts OF hostility that can he committed
without actual war. The apology which
has been conveyed to us is not AN apolOg>
whlch IS due for the outrages There is
no apology on the part of Great Brita
IL Is nigh time as, it seems to me, that
this bill was passed.
Mr.: Morgan said that there was no war
in this measure. There was peace in it
aud nothing else, but il the troubles were
alloWede 20 on there would be war in
| them and war beyond the control of Con-
| gress
| Mr.. Evarts argued in support of the bill
which lie said Was not IN the nature of Il
| menace or tending AT all in that direction.
1t WAS the duty OF Congress to take the
|
! tatlOn ana resentment
Mr.. Hale declared himself earnestly in
favor of the bill. Its provisions were not
marsh nut moderate, not rash but well
considered and he believed that ii these
provision were enacted into law and
| carried out by the executive they would
be elhcaclous. The situation for a year
has been simply intolerable aggrtssiun-
! on the American fishing interests by the
| Dominion authorities. The last dread
| process Is an appeal to the most formid-
tble tribunal, war. He congratulated he
committee upon having found this remedy
III legislation for the present evil. a dl
rect and prompt enforcement of the pro-
visions shutting out Canadian products
ire IN our ports would, he believed cause
1t To be seen by our Canadian neighbors
that the United States is thoroughly in
earnest that 1t appreciates their pur-
pose that 1t realized how deep LAID Is
| their plan and that 1t has recourse al once
10 retaiatOry measure that will bring
those nelghbOrs TO their senses
! Mr.. Vest deprecated any talk Of war.
although he believed If 1t became neces-
aary to protect the rights of the humblest
citizens of the United States the whole
country without regard to section would
rise IN solid phalanX to protect those
rights. Mr.. German proposed to wi
draw from Canada the right of way
through our territory
Mr.. Riddleberger opposed the bill be-
cause 1t was in the nature of a treaty will
Great Britain. He wanted no treaty The
pm was passed, yeas As, nays l riddle
berger.